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Launched my car for the first time last night...

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Old Oct 16, 2011, 02:31 PM
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Launched my car for the first time last night...

I had delayed doing it for the past 7 months I've had the car because I didn't want to break anything...

Welllll, after watching tons of videos of the Lamborghini Aventador... I decided I wanted a Lamborghini Aventador.

So I got in my EVOntador and decided to hold the gas pedal down until the revs started bouncing off 5800 RPM, slipped the clutch a little bit, let car start moving, and then TOOOOK OFFFFFFFFF... it was amazing... before I knew it the car was at 80 mph. Nothing broke... and it felt PHENOMENALLL... clutch smell wasn't that bad and went away after a few minutes. I let the tires spin a little bit but I think it was around the perfect combo of clutch slip + tire spin if anyone wants to confirm?

Just posting this for everyone who's thinking about launching their car... but doesn't want to break anything. I launched it once around 3-4k RPM just to see how the car reacts, how the clutch slipping feels, how much the tires spin on my particular setup. Then the first time I launched it properly it just felt natural...

Just wanted to say THANK YOU MITSUBISHI FOR BUILDING SUCH AN AMAZING PIECE OF MACHINERY

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Old Oct 16, 2011, 03:09 PM
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If your smelling clutch, then you slipped it to long

What clutch do you have in the car
Old Oct 16, 2011, 03:15 PM
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i remember my first proper launch.. it felt ridiculous.. like crawling on my skin
Old Oct 16, 2011, 04:01 PM
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what a feeling i can bet i still havent dont it but i just got my tcase built with a stg1 and rs front diff it should be real fun
Old Oct 16, 2011, 04:08 PM
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theres nothin better then to launch an evo.. especially if its against an sti that u beat off the line
Old Oct 16, 2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by EvoJoeIX
If your smelling clutch, then you slipped it to long

What clutch do you have in the car

Stock clutch.

I'm getting an exedy twin put in next week so I'd rather slip the stock clutch than risk hurting the drivetrain/driveshaft/transfercase/etc. I did slip it for pretty long, I didn't have THAT much wheel spin. Probably could have slipped the clutch less and let the wheels spin a little more but like I said I wanted to make sure the drivetrain wasn't damaged.

Anyone know proper launching technique on aftermarket clutches like an exedy twin? Is it the same as stock clutch?

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Originally Posted by kyoo
i remember my first proper launch.. it felt ridiculous.. like crawling on my skin
^ that pretty much sums it up haha. nice adrenaline rush :]
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Plain and simple, if you dont wanna break something, i wouldnt be taking the risk in launching the car
Old Oct 16, 2011, 04:44 PM
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Dont worry it wont break if you launch properly, remember to let the car roll before letting the clutch out completely and youll be ok. Ive launch mine hundreds of time and no broke parts.
Old Oct 16, 2011, 05:03 PM
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Best and "safest" way is to use your e-brake. It'll put a pre load on the drive train.
Old Oct 16, 2011, 05:10 PM
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Almost 5 yrs and I have never launched my car.
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Originally Posted by kpr
Dont worry it wont break if you launch properly, remember to let the car roll before letting the clutch out completely and youll be ok. Ive launch mine hundreds of time and no broke parts.
properly or not, something will break eventually. the more you launch, the sooner it will happen.
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I love launching mine...OVER...and OVER...and OVER again! It never gets old and only gets better with a better clutch!
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I really am scared to launch incase I break something. But then again, this is what the Evo's were made for... But still... No launching for me...
Old Oct 16, 2011, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jvlazzar
properly or not, something will break eventually. the more you launch, the sooner it will happen.
Spoken by someone who doesn't know....

I have launched my car countless times. If you get wheel hop then bad things will happen but just launching the car is not going to do it.

Did you know that by driving your car something will break eventually...


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